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What powers are vested in the Executive Branch? What powers are vested in the Executive Branch?
Executive Powers (Article II, Section 2 & 3) Executive Powers (Article II, Section 2 & 3)
Legislative Powers (Article II, Section 3) Legislative Powers (Article II, Section 3)
Judicial Powers (Article II, Section 2) Judicial Powers (Article II, Section 2)
Diplomatic and Military Powers (Article II, Section 2) Diplomatic and Military Powers (Article II, Section 2)
Execute Law through organized Federal bureaucracy Execute Law through organized Federal bureaucracy
Appoint officers of the federal government, judiciary, and Ambassadors with Senate approval Appoint officers of the federal government, judiciary, and Ambassadors with Senate approval
Executive privilege and issuance of executive orders Executive privilege and issuance of executive orders
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Veto congressional legislation Veto congressional legislation
Deliver State of the Union Addresses Deliver State of the Union Addresses
Convene and adjourn Congress Convene and adjourn Congress
Grant pardons and reprieves Grant pardons and reprieves
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Receive ambassadors and other public ministers Receive ambassadors and other public ministers
Draft and enter into treaties with Senate Ratification Draft and enter into treaties with Senate Ratification
Commander in Chief Commander in Chief
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What powers are vested in the Executive Branch?
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Legislative Powers (Article II, Section 3)

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Convene and adjourn Congress

This power has been used to legislate anything from nominations to war declarations to emergency management. Not only can the president adjourn Congress in states of emergency, but this power may also be utilized to bring members to the table when chambers disagree on when to adjourn.
George T. Washington
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The Constitution states that the President "may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper." with the provision that "Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days . . . (art. I, § 5,cl. 4)" [1]

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  1. https://www.justice.gov/file/20711/download
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